Pleasant Grove Homecoming 2009

How did this happen????? It seems like yesterday that my cute little girl was having tea parties

....and now, she's all grown up!

My mom warned me this would happen. To enjoy them while they're young...why do they have to grow so fast, while I never age a day!!!! LOL!


Kate and her friends Ciera and Brooke


Kate and her date Cole....such a cute boy!

Kate had a great time at her first formal dance....and I sat home feeling kinda old...since I could vividly remember my own homecoming dance when I was 16...do I dare say the year???? Oh well, to stay young and wrinkle-free forever!!!!

Happy Birthday Tyler!!!!

Tyler turns 9!!! What??? How did that happen???? That makes for one sad Mom!!:( This year Ty's bday landed on "Labor Day", what could be more appropriate??! And better yet, no school!!! We had a whole day to celebrate!

We started Tyler's bday with breakfast at her favorite donut shop...Krispy Kreme!!

Ummmm....decisions, decisions, decisions!!!





Yummy!!! A true breakfast of champions!!!!
After donuts, it was off to the pool! This summer was the opening of the new Lindon Pool. We got season passes and had a fun time this summer enjoying the lazy river, the waterslide and the pool...but today Tyler and Alex had lots of fun on the "Flow Rider", almost as good as the real thing at Grandma B's beach!!!





I don't think we had any wipeouts this time!!! Good job boogie boarders!
After the pool, we went up the canyon for a little time spent w/the Ladd Family. Next we headed to the movies and then home for Ty's favorite "Oreo Cake" and presents!!!!

What a busy and fun day!!!! Happy Birthday Tyler!!! We love you, but one small request from your parents....please stay sweet and don't grow any more!

How to Repair Dry Cracked Heels!!!

It's Labor Day Weekend and sadly that means the "official" end of summer. Although I always welcome a three day weekend, it is always with less enthusiasm that I make plans for this holiday weekend that also kicks off our fall season. Don't get me wrong, I do love fall. Especially after growing up in So. Cal, I love the beautiful colors, the crisp cool breezes we begin to enjoy and the cool evenings accompined by chripping crickets. It just that as a "summer girl" at heart, I know that fall always seems too pass to quickly and then we are hit w/cold and snow and a day by the pool seems decades away!!!

Okay...now I'm multi-tasking. I still need to put blogging time on my scheduler so I'm make time to do it!!! I love blogging, I just run out of time!!!

So....click here to finish reading the rest of my blog!!!!

I love you all and appreciate you being patient w/my slow blogging efforts!

Getting Healthy...Gonna "Live the Life" Goal #1

I started a new "life" a few weeks ago and was doing well...until my vacay in So. Cal and I ran into this little problem...
Once I hit my first In-N-Out is was all over. Besides I was on vacation and that means all the rules go out the window, right?! Well, I've had a week to recover from my vacation and now it is time to get back to the plan.


What I love about this plan is...it is not a diet, it's a healthy new lifestyle and trust me, I've tried everything out there and this makes sense. I feel good when doing it, I'm never hungry and I'm not putting anything unnatural into my body! Plus I still can drink my fav...diet coke!! Yeah.

Goal #1: My biggest challenge...water...I'm not a big water drinker and that will be my first goal to focus on! If you have any suggestions, let me know!

I'll keep you updated on how I am doing!

Multi-Tasking!!!

I know I've been MIA for a while and I promise I am TRYING to make a come-back!!! Since I am now working for myself full-time and therefore only working one job, I thought for sure I'd have lots of extra time on my hands to blog...but I find that I am putting all my extra time and energy into my skin and laser business!!!

My solution is....to multi-task!!! So any posts I put on my "Simply Skin & Laser" blog, I'm going to post a link on my personal blog!!! That way all my friends and family will know I'm still alive and well!!!!

Today's fun post....How to make your Pedicure Last Longer Click here to link.

It's About Time!!!!

Okay...I've been MIA for the past few months. But I decided I need to re-assess my life, forget all this "work stuff" and get back to the important things...Blogging!!! I've missed all my blogging friends out there, I hope you haven't forgotten me....I can't wait to take the time to check out what I have been missing for the last several months!!!

Spring Break????

This year our Spring Break was one whole week! Yahoo....the endless things we had planned to do. One problem, Mom had to work! So we did our best to take the time we had to do some fun things! Luckily on Monday we went to the park for lunch and then Tyler got her 1st tennis lesson. The weather was so nice we even pulled out the shorts. This was a first since last fall. It's a good thing we spent our Monday enjoying the weather...because this is how things looked the rest of the week....

As I left for work at 7:30am, I couldn't help but take a few photos of the yard before I left. Who would believe this was April, we woke up to 12" of new snow! But since during this week was the dreaded tax day...it did seem appropriate...cold and merciless...that defines the tax man in my opinion!!!


Luckily as I left for work in this frozen tundra...the girls were asleep, under lots of blankets. They had spent the previous night having a sleepover on the family room floor watching movies late into the night. They won't be happy when they wake up....looks like a good day to stay under those blankets and watch even more movies!!!



Today is Sunday, back to school tomorrow, I'm seriously dreading the morning!!! Everyone will have a hard time getting up! But on the upside, our weather is back to a spring time normal temps. It was beautiful today, we sat outside and read and then took a walk! To bad this week couldn't be our Spring Break!

Only 6 more weeks of school!!! How can time go so fast???